Teach & Serve V, No. 26 Power: Do You Think It’s Yours? January 29, 2020 As teachers and administrators, we must be wary of being too comfortable with our power and must always understand that power is a covenant to be respected, nurtured and fostered. Relationships in our schools all too often are defined by…
Month: January 2020
Eduquote of the Week | 1.27.20
Think BIG and don’t listen to people who tell you it can’t be done. Life’s too short to think small. Tom Ferriss
EduPop! – Jessica Day
EduPop! will explore various representations of teachers and educators as they appear in media: novels, movies, television shows, music, etc. Some representations are wonderful, some terrible but all are presented for fun! Jessica Day New Girl Fox | 2011 – 2018 Jessica Day (played by Zooey Deschanel) in the sitcom New Girl was a delightfully…
Teach & Serve V, No. 25 | Half Speed
Teach & Serve V, No. 25 Half Speed January 22, 2020 Being a teacher is like playing playoff hockey. You have to have the courage of your convictions. If you do it half speed, you’re going to get hurt. I want to love hockey. I want to be a dyed-in-the-wool fan. When the NHL season…
Eduquote of the Week | 1.20.20
True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice. Dr. Martin Luther King, jr
Teach & Serve V, No. 24 | Teaching Lessons From An Unlikely Source
Teach & Serve V, No. 24 Teaching Lessons From An Unlikely Source January 15, 2020 My father, who professed a dislike of school and who I never heard anyone call “teacher” was one of the greatest teachers I ever had. He should have written a book about education. If he had, it would been titled Lessons…
Eduquote of the Week | 1.13.20
Approach the New Year with resolve to find the opportunities hidden in each new day. Michael Josephson
EduPop! – Mr. Kotter
EduPop! will explore various representations of teachers and educators as they appear in media: novels, movies, television shows, music, etc. Some representations are wonderful, some terrible but all are presented for fun! Mr. Kotter Welcome Back, Kotter 1975 – 1979 I loved Mr. Kotter. Early in my career, I was Mr. Kotter having returned to…
Teach & Serve V, No. 23 | How Does This Help Our Students?
Teach & Serve V, No. 23 How Does This Help Our Students? January 8, 2020 Asking the question is not a tactic, but an essential framing of communication in a school, a way of calling to the fore what the focus of adults in school should be. The question is: “How does this help students?”…
Eduquote of the Week | 1.6.20
Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. Oprah Winfrey